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Essential Question. What causes the greatest conflict? Think of conflict in your life and the lives of others and name a few of the reasons why there is conflict or the types of conflict that you think are most common. Conflict in Romeo and Juliet. Types and Examples By: Jessica Murchie

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  1. Essential Question What causes the greatest conflict? Think of conflict in your life and the lives of others and name a few of the reasons why there is conflict or the types of conflict that you think are most common.

  2. Conflict in Romeo and Juliet Types and Examples By: Jessica Murchie Noxubee County High School English III

  3. Overview • Types of conflict named • Man vs. Nature • Man vs. Society • Man vs. Himself • Examples • Conclusion

  4. Types of conflict found in literature Conflict is what makes any piece of literature interesting to read. There are three main types of conflict in any story. Man vs. Nature Man vs. Society Man vs. Himself

  5. Man vs. Nature Characters are struggling with something in nature or the world that is not caused my human beings.

  6. Example • Romeo does not receive the important letter from Friar Lawrence because of the plague. • An illness is not something that humans cause or control.

  7. Man vs. Society Characters are fighting against the society, or group, in which they live. The conflict is usually with ideas and morals that do not match the groups ideas or morals.

  8. Example • Romeo and Juliet face adversity from their families about the love that they feel from each other. • Society tells them that they should hate each other, but their hearts tell them that they are meant to be together.

  9. Man vs. Himself This type of conflict is cause when a character has an issue within themselves. There is a situation that is causing them internal anguish.

  10. Example • Juliet fights with herself about loving Romeo in the balcony scene. • She asks herself why she must love her enemy and struggles with how to make the situation better. Video

  11. Conclusion Romeo and Juliet is a classic play that is full of conflict. • Man vs. Nature • Man vs. Society • Man vs. Himself

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